Elon Musk's X bans European Commission from making ads after €120m fine

The EU regulator had fined the social media platform over its "deceptive" blue tick badges.

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Nikita Bier, who has a senior role at the social media site, accused the European Union (EU) regulator of trying to "take advantage" of "an exploit" in its advertising system to promote its post about the fine on Friday.

"It seems you believe that the rules should not apply to your account," he said. "Your ad account has been terminated."

A European Commission spokesperson told BBC News the Commission "always uses all social media platforms in good faith".

X's fine, issued on Friday, was the first under the EU's Digital Services Act.